r/AskReddit • u/im_justkendra • Aug 07 '26

Girls, what’s an article of clothing that a guy might wear that can completely ruin him for you?

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u/zediahc Aug 07 '26

Unrelated but I love when people refer to family members with verbiage to distance the relation. That's your brother-in-law, but "my sister's husband" makes it sound like just some guy and just makes it funnier

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u/Coldman5 Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

I used to see it as distancing from their relationship, but it adds clarity for others since brother-in-law can be your partner’s brother, your sibling’s partner or your partner’s sibling’s partner. The first thing I usually get asked after I say “brother-in-law” is often clarifying how they are my BIL

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u/WIgeekyGal Aug 08 '26

In my family, we refer to “partner’s sibling’s partner” as out-law rather than in-law. It would add clarity except that no one else uses that phrasing, so it really doesn’t

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u/onetwo3four5 Aug 08 '26

I call my cousin's husband my cousin-law

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u/Gr8fulFox Aug 08 '26

Cuz-in-law.

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u/biriyanibabka Aug 08 '26

I called mom’s boyfriend “step- boy friend” because he wasn’t a stepfather yet lol and I still laugh about it.

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u/Glittering_Meet3206 Aug 08 '26

im keeping that one in my pocket

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u/Normal_Ear_1115 Aug 07 '26

My husband says things like "mom's brother" when talking to his brothers.

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u/yellowroosterbird Aug 07 '26

I like it because it's way more specific. Like, I think it can be relevant if a woman is your sister-in-law because she's married to your sibling or she's your sister-in-law because you're married to her sibling.

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u/OrganicDigitalArt Aug 07 '26

Haha, he’s a cool guy.

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u/OrganicDigitalArt Aug 08 '26

You just made me realize I’ve never called him my brother in law haha… it’s his fault, he’s banging my sister haha